Lawsuit Paranoia: Omaha Bans Sledding

KETV News reports that the city of Omaha, NE has banned all types of sledding activities at two area parks: Cunningham and Zorinsky.

This action was taken after the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that public entities, such as parks, are not protected by law, so they could be liable if a person gets injured on park property.

Ok, so in an extreme case example, a kid using a sled down a park hill and directs himself into a tree, can sue the city for failure to protect kids from harming themselves while sledding.

In addition, activities on frozen ponds and lagoons are also banned. So slip and break your back on the frozen pond, sue the city. Jump and break the ice on the lagoon and hurt yourself, sue the city.

How about banning snowball throwing too? Or maybe all running and walking? Who knows if a person slips on an icy patch on the walkway, he or she can lodge a lawsuit against the city.

Imagine booths at the park entrances where people have to sign a waiver. So sad...very, very sad.